MOSCOW, 17 Sep. Russian Senator Alexei Pushkov ridiculed the statement of official Washington that the military-political alliance AUKUS is not directed against other countries, and, above all, China. The parliamentarian wrote about this on his Twitter page. «Of course! This is generally a format for delivering teddy bears to the countries of the Indian and Pacific Oceans,» Pushkov joked. The parliamentarian also noted in an interview with «Parlamentskaya Gazeta» that the union does not threaten Russia, although «all three countries oppose relations and cooperation» between Moscow and Beijing. AUKUS is a trilateral defense alliance formed by Australia, Britain and the United States. The pact provides for cooperation in the development of defense technologies, including autonomous weapons systems based on artificial intelligence, quantum technology and computing technology, according to the agreement, Australia will be able to build nuclear submarines for the first time.
The EU was not informed about the creation of the AUKUS alliance In their joint statement, the countries emphasized that they are deeply committed to maintaining leadership in the field of nuclear nonproliferation. Russian President's Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, in turn, said that the Kremlin is carefully studying information about the alliance of Australia, the United States and In order for Great Britain to form its position, it is necessary to understand the goals and objectives of the association, while there is little information.
